The Brazilian U-17 team will seek to emulate the senior team and win its five-time World Cup championship in the category that began today in Indonesia. Canarinha arrives at the competition as one of the favorites as it is the defending champion and the last winner of the South American competition that was held this year in Ecuador.
The debut for those led by Phelipe Leal will be on Saturday against Iran in the capital Jakarta. The rest of the group is made up of New Caledonia and England, the main opponent in this first phase, although they arrived at the World Cup with nothing left over after winning a play-off against Switzerland.
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Brazil’s numbers in the U-17
The first time Brazil played the tournament was in the inaugural edition, in 1985, held in China. In its 18 total participations, the team lifted the trophy in 1997, 1999, 2003 and in 2019, when it was the organizer of the tournament and beat Mexico 2-1 in the final with a late comeback thanks to goals from Kaio Jorge and Lazarus.
A três dias da estreia, Brasil coleciona recordes na Copa do Mundo Sub-17 https://t.co/pKrfgLKfJe pic.twitter.com/iIV4VFY4cA
— CBF Futebol (@CBF_Futebol) November 8, 2023
Kaua Elias and Victor Reis are some of the main figures of this new squad, which has been showing solid play in the friendly preparations it played against Mexico, Canada and the United States. Already settled in the United Arab Emirates before traveling to Indonesia, she beat the Sporty under-20 category, a local club, 11-0.
In total, the U-17 team played 89 games at the World Cups, an absolute record in the category. In those matches he accumulates 199 goals, a good average of 2.23 per game, so in the opening match against Iran he will have the opportunity to reach number 200.
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